13,000 Delhiites lodged their complaints Via ‘Swachh Delhi’ app

Swachh Delhi app, which was launched a week ago, has received as many as 13,000 complaints so far. Those who have used this app were facing sanitation-related issues in their locality.Gizmodo India Bureau | November 23, 2015, 15:33 IST

Swachh Delhi app, which was launched a week ago, has received as many as 13,000 complaints so far. Those who have used this app were facing sanitation-related issues in their locality.

During the launch of 'Swachch Delhi Abhiyan', a senior official said, "We have received about 13,400 complaints at our central control room since the launch of the app on November 16. And, we have forwarded all grievances to the agencies concerned."

And maximum complaints were received from areas that come under the jurisdiction of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.

The official further added that nearly 1,500 complaints were junk. One can use this app by dialing 7666400400. Once the call is connected, the user receives a link on their mobile to download the app.

The official added, "Our app has been downloaded by 60,000 users and we hope it would help us reach our objective of getting feedback from people to effect quick redressal of sanitation-related issues."

Initially, the users of this app registered some technical issues while access it. But now those glitches have now been corrected, said the official.